Carrier for cylindrical objects



June 8, 1954 G. c CURRIE CARRIER FOR CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS 3 Sheets-Sheet2 Filed Aug. 15, 1950 INVENTORZ GROVE)? C CURR/E.

ATTORNEYS J1me 1954 G. c. CURRIE CARRIER FOR CYLINDR'ICAL OBJECTS 5Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Aug. 15, 1950 GFOI/ff? C. CURE/E ATTORNEYS PatentedJune 8, 1954 CARRIER FOR CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS Grover C. Currie,Charlotte, N. 0., assignor to Dacam Corporation, Charlotte, N. 0., acorporation of North Carolina Application August 15, 1950, Serial No.179,425

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a portable collapsible cardboard carrier forholding a plurality of cylindrical objects such as cans of beer, fruitjuice, soup and the like, and more especially to a carrier or cartonwhich may be formed from a single sheet of cardboard to form a compactunit adapted to receive a plurality of cylindrical objects and havingmeans thereon adapted to be grasped by an operator for transporting thecarrier.

It is another object of this invention to provide a carrier forcylindrical objects of the type described having side panels and endpanels and said panels being so constructed as to permit the same to becollapsed so that the side panels may be disposed adjacent each otherfor shipping purposes and said carrier being provided with a pair of toppanels and a handle portion secured to each of said top panels and saidtop panels being so joined to said side panels as to permit the same tobe folded into right angular relation therewith when cylindrical objectsare disposed within the carrier so that a plurality of said carriers maybe stacked in superposed relation with each other for storage purposes.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a carton of thetype described having side panels, end panels, top panels and bottompanels secured to said side panels and said carton being so constructedas to permit said end panels, side panels, and top panels to be securedtogether with said bottom panels depending in open position to permit aplurality of cylindrical objects to be inserted within said carton fromthe bottom thereof so that the bottom panels may then be r moved tooverlapping relation and secured to gether to hold the cylindricalarticles within said carrier.

It is another object of this invention to provide a carrier of the typedescribed which is especially adapted to be used in a packing machine ofthe type shown in the application of Grover C. Currie, et al. Serial No.788,6 2 filed November 28, 1947, now Patent No. 2,603,924, entitledApparatus and Method for Placing Articles in Cartons.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objectswill appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the blankfrom which the carrier is formed, showing the same cut and scored andready for erection;

Figure 2 is an isometric view of the carrier in erected position andhaving a plurality of cylindrical objects therein;

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Figure 3 is an isometric view of the carrier shown in Figure 2 but withthe handle portion thereof secured in flat position for storage purposesand looking at the opposite side thereof;

Figure 4 is an isometric view of the carrier in partially erectedposition, with the bottom panels open, and showing the same prior to theinsertion of cylindrical objects;

Figure 5 is a vertical-sectional view of the carrier taken substantiallyalong the line 55 in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a top plan View of the erected carrier showing a pluralityof cylindrical objects therein.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, numeral 10 designates asuitable blank from which the carrier is formed. The blank is cut andscored in such a manner as to provide a pair of bottom flaps I l and l2hingedly connected to side panels [3 and I4 as by score lines If; and llrespectively. The edges of the bottom flaps are preferably tapered. Theside panels l3 and M are hingedly connected to top panels l8 and H! asby the score lines 2| and 22 respectively. A pair of handle portions and23 are hingedly connected to the top panels i8 and [9 as by score lines2'! and 28 respectively, the line 2'! preferably being formed of aplurality of perforations for purposes to be described.

The handle portions 25 and 26 are provided with a plurality ofcoinciding cut-out openings 3D adapted to receive the fingers of anoperator for carrying the carrier when the same is in erected positionas will be further described.

An end panel 3! is hingedly connected at one edge to the side panel 13as by a score line 32 and the other edge of the end panel 3! is hingedlyconnected to the side panel M as by a score line 33. The end panel 3| iscut away as at 34 at its lowermost edge. A second end panel 35 ishingedly connected at one edge thereof to the side panel it as by ascore line 36 and the end panel 35 has a tab portion 31 hingedlyconnected thereto as at 38 and is cut away at the lowermost edge thereofas at 33. The end panels 3! and 35 are scored intermediate their ends bylines 40 and 4| respectively for purposes to be described.

The edge of the side panel I3 opposed from the score line 32 is providedwith a suitable adhesive as at 42 and in erecting the carrier the endpanel 3| is folded along the score line 32 to perpendicular relationwith the side panel [3 and the side panel 14 is then folded along thescore line 33 to perpendicular relation with the end panel 3| and toparallel relation to the side panel l3 and the end panel 35 is thenfolded along the score line 36 to place the same in perpendicularrelation to the side panel l4 and in opposed parallel relation to theend panel 3|. The tab 31 is then folded along the score line 38 and issuitably secured to the edge of the side panel l3 having the adhesive 42thereon to form a carton which is substantially rectangular in plan.

The top panels l8 and I9 are folded along score lines 2| and 22,respectively, and the handle portions 25 and 26 have their proximatesurfaces suitably secured together as by adhesive 46 and the handleportions 25 and 26 are folded along the lines 21 and 28 so that thehandle portion 26 will be on top of the handle portion 25 and the handleportion 25 is then secured to the top panel i8 as by spots of adhesive45, as will be observed in Figures 3, 4 and 5. The perforated line 21being provided to permit the handle portion 25 to be folded back intosuperposed relation and in contact with the top surface of the top panelI3.

With the handle portion secured in this position, the end panels 3| and35 may be folded along the score lines 40 and 4| so that the end panels3| and 35 will extend inwardly toward each other as may be observed inFigure 4. When the carrier is in this position a plurality of carriersmay be stacked with their side panels in contact with each other forshipping purposes, it being noted that the bottom flaps and |2 remainopen and are not secured together.

The carrier in this position may then be moved to partially openposition so that a plurality of cylindrical objects such as cansindicated at C may be inserted therein through the bottom opening as bysaid above-identified machine or by other means, and the bottom flapsand I2 are then folded along score lines l6 and I7, respec tively toperpendicular relation with the side panels l3 and M and are suitablysecured to each other in superposed overlapping relation as by adhesive41.

When the carrier is in this position, as will be observed in Figure 3,the top panels H3 and is will be disposed in parallel relation to thebottom flaps II and I2 and with the handle portions 25 and 25 securedthereto, to form a substantially rectangular carton, and a plurality ofthese cartons may be stacked for storage and transportation purposes ifdesired.

Now when one carton is desired to be carried individually an operatormay grasp the handle portions 25 and 25 and pull upwardly on the same tocause the handle portion 25 to become detached from the top panel |8 atthe points 45 where it is adhesively secured thereto, to thus bedisposed in a substantially Vertical position in Figure 2, and thefingers of the operator may then be inserted in the coinciding openings30 and the carrier may be transported as desired. It should be notedthat when the carrier is transported by the fingers of an operatorpenetrating the openings 36, and upward pressure being exerted on thehandle portions 25 and 2B the top panels l3 and i9 will be movedupwardly slightly to thus exert pressure on the side panels l3 and H tosecurely 4 hold and bind the cylindrical objects within the carton andto prevent any slippage or displacement thereof. The fold lines 40 and4| permit the end walls 3| and 35 to bulge slightly outwardly when aplurality of objects such as cans C are disposed within the carrier.

1n the drawings and specification, there has been set forth a preferredembodiment of the invention and although specific terms are employed,they are used in a descriptive and generic sense only, and not forpurposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined in theclaim.

I claim:

A fiat-topped carrier for two parallel rows of flat-ended cylindricalobjects, said carrier being cut from a single blank of material andcomprising a pair of side panels, a first end panel hingedly secured atopposite side edges thereof to the end edges of said side panels, asecond end panel hingedly secured at one side edge thereof to one endedge of one side panel, a tab hingedly secured to the other side edge ofsaid second end panel, said tab being adhesively secured to the otherside panel and being of less width than said side panel, a top panelhingedly secured to the upper edge of each of said side panels, each ofsaid top panels having a width equal to one half of the width of the endpanels, a handle portion hingedly secured to the upper edge of each ofsaid to panels, the hinge line between one of said handle portions andsaid top panel being perforated, said handle portions being adhesivelysecured to each other, said handle portions being folded along saidperforated line into superposed relation with one of said top panels andbeing ,dhesively and detachably secured thereto by relatively smallareas of adhesive, each of said end panels being scored intermediate itsends permitting said ends to be folded inwardly into juxtaposed relationto said side walls, a bottom flap hingedly secured to the lower edge ofeach side panel, said carton being foldable into fiat condition forstacking when empty and being foldable into a hood-like position forpositioning said cylindrical objects therein through the bottom opening,said bottom flaps being securable in juxtaposed overlapping relation toconfine said cylindrical objects therein, and said filled carton havinga fiat top and a flat bottom.

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